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the tips of its feet。 It spreads its ears out over the shoulder´blades�察�and so
shelters the tender parts of its body�察 �its hair serves as a protection�撮�21�А�
being thick and of a downy texture。 When awake it keeps on blinking its
eyelids�撮�22�А�but when asleep the eyelids remain wide open and motionless�察�
and the eyes rigidly fixed�察�during sleep it moves its nostrils frequently�察�if
awake less often。
��20�А�Pollux�察�v。 72。
��21�А�Or�察 �as a waterproof。;
��22�А�So Pollux�察�ib。
When the earth is bursting with new verdure�撮�23�А�fields and farm´lands
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rather than mountains are their habitat。��24�А�When tracked by the huntsman
their habit is everywhere to await approach�察�except only in case of some
excessive scare during the night�察�in which case they will be on the move。
��23�А �When the ground teems with vegetation。;
��24�А�Or�察 �they frequent cultivated lands�察─�etc。
The fecundity of the hare is extraordinary。 The female�察 �having
produced one litter�察 �is on the point of producing a second when she is
already impregnated for a third。��25�А�
��25�А �Re hyper´foetation cf。 Pollux�察 �v。 73�察 �ap。 Schneid。�察 �Herod。 iii。
108�察�Aristot。 ;H。 A。; iv。 5�察�Erastosthenes�察 �Catasterism�察─�34�察 �Aelian�察�
;V。 H。; ii。 12�察�Plin。 ;N。 H。; vii。 55。
The scent of the leveret lies stronger��26�А�than that of the grown animal。
While the limbs are still soft and supple they trail full length on the ground。
Every true sportsman�察�however�察�will leave these quite young creatures to
roam freely。��27�А �They are for the goddess。; Full´grown yearlings will run
their first chase very swiftly�撮�28�А�but they cannot keep up the pace�察�in spite
of agility they lack strength。
��26�А�Cf。 Pollux�察�v。 74。
��27�А 。�aphiasi���察 �cf。 Arrian�察 �xxii。 1�察 �let them go free;�察 �Aesch。 ;P。
V。; 666�察�Plat。 ;Prot。; 320 A。
��28�А�Or�察 �will make the running over the first ring。;
To find the trail you must work the dogs downwards through the
cultivated lands�察�beginning at the top。 Any hares that do not come into the
tilled districts must be sought in the meadows and the glades�察�near rivulets�察�
among the stones�察�or in woody ground。 If the quarry makes off�撮�29�А�there
should be no shouting�察�that the hounds may not grow too eager and fail to
discover the line。 When found by the hounds�察�and the chase has begun�察�the
hare will at times cross streams�察�bend and double and creep for shelter into
clefts and crannied lurking´places�撮�30�А �since they have not only the
hounds to dread�察�but eagles also�察�and�察�so long as they are yearlings�察�are apt
to be carried off in the clutches of these birds�察�in the act of crossing some
slope or bare hillside。 When they are bigger they have the hounds after
them to hunt them down and make away with them。 The fleetest´footed
would appear to be those of the low marsh lands。 The vagabond kind��31�А�
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addicted to every sort of ground are difficult to hunt�察 �for they know the
short cuts�察 �running chiefly up steeps or across flats�察 �over inequalities
unequally�察�and downhill scarcely at all。
��29�А�Or�察 �shifts her ground。;
��30�А �Or�察 �in their terror not of dogs only�察 �but of eagles�察 �since up to
a year old they are liable to be seized by these birds of prey while
crossing some bottom or bare ground�察�while if bigger 。 。 。;
��31�А。�oi 。 。 。 planetai���察�see Ael。 op。 cit。 xiii。 14。
Whilst being hunted they are most visible in crossing ground that has
been turned up by the plough�察�if�察�that is�察�they have any trace of red about
them�察 �or through stubble�察 �owing to reflection。 So�察 �too�察 �they are visible
enough on beaten paths or roads�察 �presuming these are fairly level�察 �since
the bright hue of their coats lights up by contrast。 On the other hand�察�they
are not noticeable when they seek the cover of rocks�察�hills�察�screes�察�or scrub�察�
owing to similarity of colour。 Getting a fair start of the hounds�察�they will
stop short�察�sit up and rise themselves up on their haunches�撮�32�А�and listen
for any bark or other clamour of the hounds hard by�察�and when the sound
reaches them�察�off and away they go。 At times�察�too�察�without hearing�察�merely
fancying or persuading themselves that they hear the hounds�察�they will fall
to skipping backwards and forwards along the same trail�撮�33�А�
interchanging leaps�察 �and interlacing lines of scent�撮�34�А �and so make off
and away。
��32�А �Cf。 the German ;Mannerchen machen�察─ �play the mannikin。;
Shaks。 ;V。 and A。; 697 foll。
��33�А�Passage imitated by Arrian�察�xvi。 1。
��34�А �Lit。 ;imprinting track upon track�察─ �but it is better perhaps to
avoid the language of woodcraft at this point。
These animals will give the longest run when found upon the open�察�
there being nothing there to screen the view�察�the shortest run when started
out of thickets�察�where the very darkness is an obstacle。
There are two distinct kinds of harethe big kind�察�which is somewhat
dark in colour��35�А �with a large white patch on the forehead�察 �and the
smaller kind�察�which is yellow´brown with only a little white。 The tail of
the former kind is variegated in a circle�察�of the other�察�white at the side。��36�А�
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The eyes of the large kind are slightly inclined to gray�撮�37�А�of the smaller�察�
bluish。 The black about the tips of the ears is largely spread in the one�察�but
slightly in the other species。 Of these two species�察�the smaller is to be met
with in most of the islands�察�desert and inhabited alike。 As regards numbers
they are more abundant in the islands than on the mainland�察�the fact being
that in most of these there are no foxes to attack and carry off either the
grown animal or its young�察 �nor yet eagles�察 �whose habitat is on lofty
mountains rather than the lower type of hills which characterise the
islands。��38�А�Again�察 �sportsmen seldom visit the desert islands�察 �and as to
those which are inhabited�察 �the population is but thinly scattered and the
folk themselves not addicted to the chase�察�while in the case of the sacred
islands�撮�39�А�the importation of dogs is not allowed。 If�察�then�察�we consider
what a small proportion of hares existent at the moment will be hunted
down and again the steady increase of the stock through reproduction�察�the
enormous numbers will not be surprising。��40�А�
��35�А 。�epiperknoi��。 Cf。 Pollux�察 �v。 67 foll。�察 �mottled with black。;
Blane。
��36�А�Reading ��paraseiron���察�perhaps ;mottled;�察�vulg。 ��paraseron��。 Al。
��parasuron���察 �ecourtee�察─�Gail。
��37�А 。�upokharopoi���察 �subfulvi�察─ �Sturz�察 �i。e。 ;inclined to tawny;�察 �al。
;fairly lustrous。; Cf。 ��ommata moi glaukas kharopotera pollon
'Athanas���察�Theocr。 xx。 25�察�but see Aristot。 ;H。 A。; i。 10�察 �Gen。 An。; v。
1。 20。
��38�А �Lit。 ;and those on the islands are for the most part of low
altitude。;
��39�А�e。g。 Delos。 See Strab。 x。 456�察�Plut。 ;Mor。; 290 B�察�and so Lagia�察�
Plin。 iv。 12。
��40�А �Lit。 ;As the inhabitants hunt down but a few of them�察 �these
constantly being added to by reproduction�察 �there must needs be a
large number of them。;
The hare has not a keen sight for many reasons。 To begin with�察�its eyes
are set too prominently on the skull�察 �and the eyelids are clipped and
blear�撮�41�А�and afford no protection to the pupils。��42�А�Naturally the sight is
indistinct and purblind。��43�А �Along with which�察 �although asleep�察 �for the
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most part it does not enjoy visual repose。��44�А�Again�察�its very fleetness of
foot contributes largely towards dim´ sightedness。 It can only take a rapid
glance at things in passing�察 �and then off before perceiving what the
particular object is。��45�А�
��41�А�Or�察 �defective。;
��42�А�Al。 ;against the sun's rays。;
��43�А�Or�察 �dull and mal´concentrated。; See Pollux�察�v。 69。
��44�А�i。e。 ;its eyes are not rested�察�because it sleeps with them open。;
��45�А �i。e。 ;it goes so quick�察 �that before it can notice what the
particular object is�察 �it must avert its gaze to the next�察 �and then the
next�察�and so on。;
The alarm�察�too�察�of those hounds for ever at its heels pursuing combines
with everything��46�А�to rob the creature of all prescience�察�so that for this
reason alone it will run its head into a hundred dangers unawares�察�and fall
into the toils。 If it held on its course uphill�撮�47�А�it would seldom meet with
such a fate�察 �but now�察 �through its propensity to circle round and its
attachment to the place where it was born and bred�察�it courts destruction。
Owing to its speed it is not often overtaken by the hounds by fair
hunting
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